WW 638 SEVERE TSTM CT NJ NY PA CW 122210Z – 130400Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 638 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 610 PM EDT Sat Aug 12 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Western Connecticut Northern New Jersey Southeast New York East central Pennsylvania Coastal Waters * Effective this Saturday night from 610 PM until Midnight EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms will persist through the evening, some of which will be supercells capable of producing occasional large hail and wind damage. Additional storms will spread into the area late this evening and early tonight, with a continued severe threat. An isolated tornado or two could also occur with favorable storm interactions. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles north of Poughkeepsie NY to 35 miles west southwest of Newark NJ. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 633...WW 634...WW 635...WW 636...WW 637... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 28025. ...Thompson
